“I am really excited with their effort and especially pleased with the defense. It’s inspiring to see how much better we are compared to where we ended last year. T starts with the defensive line and I am looking at our third and fourth lines and seeing good competition between the players.”

“We’ve got some depth at linebacker. When you have depth you create competition. Every rep is important because the guys know they are important if they want to play on Saturday’s.”

“Energy levels have been really high these two days. It’s hard though when we have guys in classes with finals this week. For them to have wakeup call at 4:30 a.m. and breakfast here at the L.R. Hill at 5 a.m., to then have their 8 or 9 a.m. classes, for them to keep up this energy level, I’m excited about it.”